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[quote=Anonymous]Ditto the recommendation for a Dan Shapiro course.

We have walked this road for a long time with both our ADHD/autism/anxiety boys.  If I could go back and give one piece of advice to myself when my oldest was 5, it would be this: you cannot help your dysregulated child if you are dysregulated yourself.  Invest whatever time and resources you need in learning to manage your own anxiety, fear, anger, and dysregulation so that you can respond to your child calmly.

Two other things:

Let go of how you thing your life/child/family dynamic SHOULD be, and work on seeing your child for who she is right now - both her strengths and lagging skills.  Then set up your home life, routines, activities to help everyone be successful in this current reality.

Learn the science of how brains and emotional regulation work.  This is a good resource: https://www.thebehaviorhub.com/blog/2020/9/17/emotional-brain-prefrontal-cortex-wise-owl.  This will help you develop empathy for yourself and your child, and help you understand when and how to respond to help your child grow.

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